A suspected prowler was shot in the face with a BB gun Friday night when he was caught near a dog kennel on private property. ...more

February 5, 2008

Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday that a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidency would be a step back to the past, turning her husband's image of a bridge to the future against her. The former first lady decried the tenor of his comments in an interview with The Associated Press. ...more

January 31, 2008

Residents brought their concerns over a wide range of issues, including roads, proposed bridges and snipe signs, to County Commissioner Rose Ferlita at a meeting of the Concerned Citizens of Gibsonton last week. ...more

January 19, 2008

In regards to Doug Patton's recent column in which he equates Huckabee to Ronald Reagan, with all due respect to Mr. Patton and anyone else who has like-minded opinions, he doesn't know what he is talking about. ...more

January 9, 2008

SEBRING — While the number of searchers for a discarded baby increased Friday at the Highlands County Landfill, sheriff's detectives investigated what actually happened on Nov. 23, when the baby's mother tossed the infant into the trash. ...more

November 30, 2007

Going to Fort DeSoto Park? You may need extra cash. State transportation officials say tolls at the bridge leading to the park, and at two plazas nearby, will need to rise to finance the replacement of two bridges. ...more

November 29, 2007

When Vanessa Fellion's older brother, Bobby, told her he buried something valuable under the U.S. 301 bridge in Riverview, she didn't believe it for a second. ...more

November 21, 2007

Regarding "Riverview Ammonia Leak Forces Hundreds To Flee" (Metro, Nov. 13): Isn't it amazing how one idiot, poking a hole in a pipeline, can close Riverview off from the Brandon and Tampa areas and cause a commuting nightmare? This really gives fuel to the plans for another bridge across the Alafia River to the Brandon area. ...more

November 14, 2007

A two-car crash on Gandy Boulevard at San Martin Boulevard in St. Petersburg has caused a major traffic snarl across the bridge. All westbound lanes in the area are blocked. ...more

November 13, 2007

About 3,700 homes were evacuated Monday as a toxic plume of ammonia gas rose from a leaking pipe under a bridge over the Alafia River. ...more

November 13, 2007